Cyclization of a polymer: First-passage problem for a non-Markovian process
Cyclization of a polymer: First-passage problem for a non-Markovian process
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.90.080601
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发表时间:
2003-02-28
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Sokolov, IM
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作者:
Sokolov, IM
We discuss a closure of a polymer chain released from a state with given end-to-end distance. Considering the situation as a first passage problem for a non-Markovian process, we express the survival probability through the three-time distribution of the end-to-end distance and evaluate it numerically by solving a Volterra equation. We also show how the Wilemski-Fixmann approximation emerges within this scheme and discuss its geometrical nature.